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Wow.

I knew the prices, but there's a world of difference between knowing and understanding!

One guy suffering massive sticker shock trauma here.

Plans to buy LE codex abandoned, I'm off to get a regular one from Dark Sphere!

Edit Who haven't put the pre orders up yet. Oh well!

Yeah, those LE codex prices are ridiculous.

Seriously glad I don't have a First Founding Chapter I care about enough to buy one, lol.

 Veteran Sergeant wrote:
Yeah, those LE codex prices are ridiculous.

Seriously glad I don't have a First Founding Chapter I care about enough to buy one, lol.

Since there is only 500 now instead of 2000, I think people will be paying more than $200 for one soon.

ClockworkZion wrote:

 SickSix wrote:
WOW, so you are paying $57 USD for:
-Cover Art
-Clear Dust jacket
-Gold Edged Pages
-Colored ribbon

over the normal codex....

The page count is exactly the same.

For shame.

You do know that the smaller the number of books you print the more expensive it is? They have to spread the cost of it over those books and then add a in a bit of money to actually make money on top of the production costs. The difference there between the two books is likely mostly printing cost.

How much would one of these books cost to print?

Are people still surprised by this LE Codices price? When every single other one so far has done the same thing?

 Breotan wrote:

 Veteran Sergeant wrote:
Is that even a deal? AFAIK that's just the army from the Battle Report in this month's codex.

Yes. The picture I posted is set up as a link. Click and follow.

NM. I just read the line calling it a one-click collection.

Thanks, anyway. :/

Actually, I just did the math and I believe there's actually a $12.00 savings buying the Black Templars Lastrati Crusade deal as opposed to buying everything separately. That's a whopping 1.4% savings. Don't take too long, BT fans, with discounts like this, the Lastrati Crusade deal will be gone before you know it.

Got my Gucci ltd edition. Anything less is uncivilized. Happy happy joy joy.

As for the gaping wound in my wallet, there are just some things you spend the money on for no good reason other than the fact that it's absolutely bad ass. Such as Warhammer 40,000. The succesors codex is one of those.

still... almost $200 AUD...
Also, $90 AUD for the normal one... WTF GW $83 AUD wasn't enough already?

$115 for a little book with a different cover! Totally worth it! Gamesworkshop makes the finest miniatures in the world!

22 different weapons total in the Sternie box? For 5 models? And six of them are the same weapon? Holy freaking wow. Its almost as if GW did something right.

(Loving what I'm seeing!)

All of these prices are ridiculous. I'm off to another game. Yeah. Warzone. I think it's gonna be that.

 Matt.Kingsley wrote:
still... almost $200 AUD...
Also, $90 AUD for the normal one... WTF GW $83 AUD wasn't enough already?

speaking of the normal Codex...
with the bigger page count, it was pretty obvious this Codex was going to cost more...
still a bummer for you Aussies...

with a 20% discount, the US price seems fine to me...
luckily, i'm not too bothered about when i get it...
it does look like it will be an awesome book, though...

cheers
jah

 Warzoner wrote:
All of these prices are ridiculous. I'm off to another game. Yeah. Warzone. I think it's gonna be that.

From your username, we'd never have guessed.

Run along.

I got my IF limited edition codex!

ok, is the digital codex out? Even if I got the book, brazillian taxes will kill me.

The Strike Force was a good deal( as far as GW does "deals") and it's sold out in various regions does that mean (GW is evil conspiracy question) - All future pre-release Friday's for upcoming releases, if you want the "box-of-awesome" you plant your butt in front of the computer w/credit card in hand and be ready to pounce?

This way they keep all profit in-house and cut out the FLGS middleman, because I'm pretty sure I wasn't the only person who had intentions of getting one from their local FLGS.

cadbren wrote:

ClockworkZion wrote:

 SickSix wrote:
WOW, so you are paying $57 USD for:
-Cover Art
-Clear Dust jacket
-Gold Edged Pages
-Colored ribbon

over the normal codex....

The page count is exactly the same.

For shame.

You do know that the smaller the number of books you print the more expensive it is? They have to spread the cost of it over those books and then add a in a bit of money to actually make money on top of the production costs. The difference there between the two books is likely mostly printing cost.

How much would one of these books cost to print?

Depends on the company, exact cost of materials, if they offset the costs between the editions by only making the covers and/or dust jackets unique, the quality of the ink, the cost of the ribbons. I couldn't quote it to you, but seeing as the regular book will be done in large batches for the next 5+ years, and only 500 of each of those LEs were printed, The point remains that the size of the batches means that these limited edition books cost more. Then you factor in what GW pays to have them shipped from the printers to their various distribution hubs and game stores and FLGS partners (usually via Fed Ex) and you see costs start to stack pretty quickly. The lower quality/cost book (don't get me wrong, it's STILL a nice book, but it IS of lower quality) is cheaper in the long run because those costs are spread over a larger number of codexes. They might even be sold at an initial slight loss too.

Also, all color is more expensive to print than black and white or a mix. That's just common sense as more pigments are needed, more passes to print and so on.

Lastly we have the economic principle of scarcity that obviously, as in the thing (in this case a book) is limited in nature (as anyone who knows about GW's recent incidents with running out of stock with pre-orders knows). Because of this the ideal is to make it available to more people, usually by controlling demand. Adjusting the price is a very sound manner to do this. The high price makes it so people who really want one will get it, but you're less likely to run into situations were people can afford to buy large amounts of them (usually to resell them in this case at a mark up).

This can actually prevent hording, or running into periods of running out of the wanted thing or good. It doesn't always work, but it is a thing that is done.

Yay putting my economics class to use already.

Hey guys have a question regarding the new Codex and want to know if anyone could give me an answer or at least a "hint" of an answer since nothing is finite until the actual book comes out:

-Can Tactical Marines numbering only 5 models (basically how they come base) take a drop pod as a dedicated transport? Would really appreciate it as I have not been able to find any hints regarding this, thanks!

 gmaleron wrote:
Hey guys have a question regarding the new Codex and want to know if anyone could give me an answer or at least a "hint" of an answer since nothing is finite until the actual book comes out:

-Can Tactical Marines numbering only 5 models (basically how they come base) take a drop pod as a dedicated transport? Would really appreciate it as I have not been able to find any hints regarding this, thanks!

They can now, 40k Radio didn't say it changed, so I don't see why not.

ClockworkZion wrote:

 gmaleron wrote:
Hey guys have a question regarding the new Codex and want to know if anyone could give me an answer or at least a "hint" of an answer since nothing is finite until the actual book comes out:

-Can Tactical Marines numbering only 5 models (basically how they come base) take a drop pod as a dedicated transport? Would really appreciate it as I have not been able to find any hints regarding this, thanks!

They can now, 40k Radio didn't say it changed, so I don't see why not.

Negative, you need to get x10 Marines in order to purchase a Drop Pod as a dedicated transport according to the Codex, so I guess that means I still have to take x10 marines in order to do it if it didnt change.

Soooo tempted by the Succesors LE, but in the end had to go with reg codex and WD, though i think ill be eyeing ebay over the next month or two to pick up the new power armour kits. Fantastic models, gut wrenching prices, if only my wallet had more give :(

Have we come to a consensus on the Centurian base size?

 gmaleron wrote:

ClockworkZion wrote:

 gmaleron wrote:
Hey guys have a question regarding the new Codex and want to know if anyone could give me an answer or at least a "hint" of an answer since nothing is finite until the actual book comes out:

-Can Tactical Marines numbering only 5 models (basically how they come base) take a drop pod as a dedicated transport? Would really appreciate it as I have not been able to find any hints regarding this, thanks!

They can now, 40k Radio didn't say it changed, so I don't see why not.

Negative, you need to get x10 Marines in order to purchase a Drop Pod as a dedicated transport according to the Codex, so I guess that means I still have to take x10 marines in order to do it if it didnt change.

Hah, well Ill be damned, looks like I'm a stinking cheater.

From that pic I'd say the speculation of 50mm bases was spot on.


As for the release:

Centurions are still derp. Pass.

Vanguard aren't for me as I've no use for them atm, plus the bare head looks a bit derp. Pass.

New tanks, eh. Pass.

Sternguard Give me all the things. Some of the most expressive faces I've seen GW put out, tons of useful bitz, loads of weapons. Love it.

New Tac squad is great too. 16 heads, the "build your own" combi-bolter, all very handy. As an aside, anyone looking at that head with the huge gasmask type thing and thinking "yeugh", ignore the Ultramarines pic and skip to the Raven Guard Tactical squad, that shows it off far better.

The characters....eh, naw, I dinnae 'hink so pal. I like the bare heads from the Librarian and the Captain, and the libby's staff is pretty sweet, but the rest just isn't interesting enough to me to come anywhere close to justifying its price. And the less said about that Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas-head Chaplain the better. I'll be bitz ordering the decent parts from these I think.

I so, so , so want to get the LE Iron Hands codex, for no other reason than I have this horrible suspicion that GW will be using these LE books as a metric to determine who gets Supplements and in what order....but I just can't do it. I can't pay double the actual price for a different cover and colourised page edging.

So aye, 'dex, box of Sternguard, couple of Tac boxes, that should do me nicely.

 gmaleron wrote:

ClockworkZion wrote:

 gmaleron wrote:
Hey guys have a question regarding the new Codex and want to know if anyone could give me an answer or at least a "hint" of an answer since nothing is finite until the actual book comes out:

-Can Tactical Marines numbering only 5 models (basically how they come base) take a drop pod as a dedicated transport? Would really appreciate it as I have not been able to find any hints regarding this, thanks!

They can now, 40k Radio didn't say it changed, so I don't see why not.

Negative, you need to get x10 Marines in order to purchase a Drop Pod as a dedicated transport according to the Codex, so I guess that means I still have to take x10 marines in order to do it if it didnt change.

The question here would be if they meant that it didn't change from the DA codex, or that it didn't change from the 5th ed codex.

Because if they mean it didn't change from the 5th ed. codex.........infinite rage incoming in 3...2...1...

I still think the new tac squad was a waste. Not only that but I'm more than a little ticked that GW thought it was necessary to replace the tac squad with a kit that looks almost exactly the same (until you start looking really close), but Tau crisis suits and Eldar jetbikes were good as-is.

 Sidstyler wrote:
I still think the new tac squad was a waste. Not only that but I'm more than a little ticked that GW thought it was necessary to replace the tac squad with a kit that looks almost exactly the same (until you start looking really close), but Tau crisis suits and Eldar jetbikes were good as-is.

Eh, it's a money thing. GW wanted to raise the prices on Tac squads, probably one of the most purchased items in all of 40k, but raising the prices without changing the kit would have brought outrage, so they changed the kit a small bit, so that they can say it's different, new, and better and justifies the higher price.

Meanwhile, Crisis Suits and Eldar Jetbikes probably get purchased a lot less, so spending the money on a slight re-design when they probably won't make that back in sales probably didn't make sense.

Yep looks like 50mm base with ~50mm model height for the centurions.

The drop pods are being standardized across dexs. The TAC squads are also being standardized in prices and options. Therefore should be like DA.

 gmaleron wrote:

ClockworkZion wrote:

 gmaleron wrote:
Hey guys have a question regarding the new Codex and want to know if anyone could give me an answer or at least a "hint" of an answer since nothing is finite until the actual book comes out:

-Can Tactical Marines numbering only 5 models (basically how they come base) take a drop pod as a dedicated transport? Would really appreciate it as I have not been able to find any hints regarding this, thanks!

They can now, 40k Radio didn't say it changed, so I don't see why not.

Negative, you need to get x10 Marines in order to purchase a Drop Pod as a dedicated transport according to the Codex, so I guess that means I still have to take x10 marines in order to do it if it didnt change.

I stand corrected. I almost never see them so I forgot I guess.

Ordered a Salamanders LE.

My wallet is weeping tears of blood, but I failed to resist it